Okay, So my History 201 teacher wants the class to write a paper on Christopher Columbus. When I got the assignment I was happy out of my mind. "This is gonna be so easy!!!" I thought to myself while finding the web site he wanted us to use. When I got to it my mouth dropped. It has like a million paragraphs written by Columbus in the form of a journal. I am exaggerating about the size... but only a little. Some random dude decided it would be a great idea to rewrite the journals in English so other people could read them.(Umm who really wants to read this in their down time??? Just sayin...). Well I'm sure you are aware that when something is translated it loses part of its meaning. I did listen some in high school! So as I'm reading this thing I not only starting thinking what am I going to write about but mostly what the heck is this dude saying. The way the write the time is ridicules.
Example: 2 o'clock
Finally, pretty much the whole class was like "what????". So he decided to extend the date which is great! The journal dates go from September to March, and I have'nt even gotten past October yet. This is by far one of the hardest things I have ever tried to write about. In the long run... I'm sure this will help me some day. (The writting strategy... not the journals! Why the heck do I need to know that???) So my advice to you is: If you are majoring as a lab technician DON'T take history just for the heck of it!!! Did I mention the class starts at 8 o'clock in the morning?
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